The Hermit's Log-continued

[gateslacker]

I don't think I recall ever going this long as a homebody. Seriously, it has been a few weeks and, still, I haven't wanted to leave my house unless I have to. Have I had a secret recluse deep down inside just yearning to get out (and stay home)? Mom says that it will all change once the pool opens. I hope she is right though I cannot deny that I have enjoyed this solitude somewhat. (Brandon left for Florida yesterday)

Some highlights of my day did include a nice walk as we are between rainstorms again. It has rained most of the week! Was I relocated to a rainforest and no one told me? Even so, the water was down today and the mud stench didn't make me retch.

I have had great fun discussing the season finale of Fringe here, finishing up The Last Enchantment, crying over a man's reunion with a gorilla, watching The Last Dragonlord (Again!), finishing up laundering the Himalaya of towels I found in Brandon's closet (three loads!), and reading fanfic since I can't get beyond the first step in that 12-step program.

I have to work tomorrow so I will have no choice but to leave my house.

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[soniag.livejournal.com]

KWIBI!!! *sob*

Personally, I love the hermit life.

[gateslacker.livejournal.com]

I know! I just blubbered like baby while watching that vid.

Personally, I love the hermit life.

I do, too, as long as I have stuff to occupy me. Though, at some point, I always end up feeling a tad bit pathetic and wondering at my lack of a social life and wondering how I ever made friends in the first place.

[scarym1.livejournal.com]

Sounds like you are enjoying yourself. : )

I have never been much for hanging out at my apartment. I have always enjoyed going over to my friend's house and hanging out. Now if I had a nice house and a backyard things might be different. ; )

I have been reading alot of fanfic lately too. I don't have an addiction. I can stop any time I want to. I just don't want to. : )

What is THE LAST ENCHANTMENT & THE LAST DRAGONLORD?

[gateslacker.livejournal.com]

I have been reading alot of fanfic lately too. I don't have an addiction. I can stop any time I want to. I just don't want to. : )

Hee! That's it!

The Last Enchantment is the third in a series of books by Mary Stewart. The first two include The Crystal Cave and The Hollow Hills. The three of them are referred to as The Merlin Trilogy and follow the point of view of Merlin beginning when he is a child. They are very good! I read them years ago and decided to revisit the books again. The Last Dragonlord is the series two finale of the BBC show, Merlin. That show is the reason my interest in the Arthurian legends has rekindled. I suppose I will read The Mists of Avalon next.....

[de23.livejournal.com]

That gorrilla video was quite touching!

Have you watched DW yet?

[gateslacker.livejournal.com]

Have you watched DW yet?

Yes, I burned through them during that first evening..LOL. I was thinking of posting a separate post but never got around to it. (You know, since I am sobusy with fanfic and gorilla reunions ;-)I was pleasantly surprised to find myself liking this Doctor more that I thought I would. However, he seems even more frenetic than Ten, if that is possible. Plus, he seems to figure things out with nothing to go on. I don't care if he is 900 some odd years old. On a few occasions his conclusions seem to come out of thin air. I agree with what you said about plot versus characterization and I can only hope that improves. I like the new companion as well.

[de23.livejournal.com]

OK, did you catch the discrepancy in the last ep? I didn't until it was pointed out to me - when the Doctor comes back to Amy when she has her eyes closed and tells her to trust him and remember, he has his jacket back on. Doctor from the future? rewriting time? hmmmm...

[gateslacker.livejournal.com]

Well, I did not notice that in the least.

I did, however, wonder at the man River Song supposedly killed. I couldn't help but wonder if it was the Doctor! I am curious to see how that plays out. I have a soft spot for Alex Kingston since I watched her on ER many years ago. I also just saw her again in Lost in Austin

[de23.livejournal.com]

Well, I did not notice that in the least.
I'm glad I'm not the only one!

And yes, you do get the impression that she has killed the Doctor in the future. Perhaps that part gets rewritten? Maybe somehow in there he'll get more lives so they don't have to leave that issue until the last minute. Mysteries!

[ruralstar.livejournal.com]

I loved that clip with the Gorilla and his comments on The Today show. Very touching. So much emotion on the Gorilla's face, as well as the man's. Amazing.

Considering how hard you've worked in the last few years I'm really glad you got some down time!

D is off to NYC on Thursday. Gods, don't we feel old!

[gateslacker.livejournal.com]

D is off to NYC on Thursday. Gods, don't we feel old!

Well, I suppose we have no choice but to feel as old as our children think us..LOL.

I will relay a recent conversation between Brandon and me.

Brandon: (after going to a recent concert of a band called Bullet for my Valentine, of whom I've never heard) "Do you think we could go to a Linkin Park concert sometime?"

Me: "Well, you know I like Linkin Park and wouldn't mind seeing them in concert but I wonder if I am getting too old for that sort of thing" (See where I set myself up.)

Brandon: "Oh, there were alot of old people at Bullet for my Valentine"

Me: "Are you saying that I am old"

Brandon: "Well there were all kinds of people your age" (Note how he never did deny that he considered me old.)

[ruralstar.livejournal.com]

ROTFL! Oh yeah, you walked right into that one. R is actually more keen to remind me of my age lately. Since my birthday she delights in walking by and whispering "Middle aged" Little twerp!